Bobby Dodd Stadium
American football stadium on the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, GA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bobby Dodd Stadium at Hyundai Field is the football stadium located at the corner of North Avenue at Techwood Drive on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. It has been home to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, often referred to as the "Ramblin' Wreck", in rudimentary form since 1905 and as a complete stadium since 1913. The team participates in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. It is the oldest stadium in the FBS and has been the site of more home wins than any other FBS stadium.
"The Flats" | |
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Address | 155 North Avenue, Northwest |
Location | Atlanta, Georgia |
Coordinates | 33°46′21″N 84°23′34″W |
Owner | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Operator | Georgia Institute of Technology |
Capacity | 51,913 (2024–present)
Former capacity: List
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Record attendance | 60,316 (1973 vs. Georgia)[1] |
Surface | Bermuda grass (1913–70, 1995–2019) Astroturf (1971–94) Shaw Legion NXT synthetic turf (2020–present) |
Construction | |
Broke ground | April 1913 |
Opened | September 27, 1913[2] |
Renovated | 1985, 2003, 2020 |
Expanded | 1924, 1925, 1947, 1958, 1962, 1967, 2003 |
Construction cost | $35,000 (original west stands)[3] ($1.08 million in 2023 dollars[4]) $75 million (Latest expansion) |
Architect | Charles Wellford Leavitt[5] HOK Sport (renovation) |
Tenants | |
College football: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (NCAA) Atlanta Beat (WUSA) (2001) Atlanta United FC (MLS) (2017) | |
Website | |
ramblinwreck.com/bobby-dodd-stadium |